Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 6, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1973 at Atlanta Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 6 1 1 1
Helms 2b 6 1 3 0
Cedeno cf 6 0 3 1
Watson lf 5 0 0 0
May 1b 5 0 0 0
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0
Edwards c 5 0 2 0
Metzger ss 5 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 6 0 0 0
Gilbreath 3b 6 0 3 0
Aaron rf 5 0 0 0
Baker cf 6 0 3 0
Evans 1b 6 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 6 1 2 0
Oates c 4 0 1 0
Perez ss 5 0 1 0
Gentry p 2 0 1 1
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrison p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 0 0 0 0
  Dietz ph 0 0 0 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 1 12 1
Houston 000 001 000 000 1290
Atlanta 000 010 000 000 01120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   9.0 8 1 1 0 4
  Ray   2.1 3 0 0 1 2
  Crawford   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Gladding  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  York  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
13.0
12
1
1
2
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   7.0 4 1 1 1 5
  Harrison   5.0 3 0 0 0 5
  Upshaw  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
13.0
9
2
2
1
11

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Cedeno 2 (2,off Gentry,off Upshaw), Atlanta Gilbreath (1,off Roberts); Johnson (1,off Roberts).  3B–Houston Cedeno (1,off Harrison).  HR–Houston Wynn (1,6th inning off Gentry 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Oates (1,off Roberts).  SB–Helms (1,2nd base off Harrison/Oates); Baker (1,2nd base off Ray/Edwards).  WP–Gentry (1).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–3:25.  A–25,335.
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